"I sent down a video, and he (Sudbrook) e-mailed me to come down to visit," Delanoy said. Sudbrook will be entering his 27th season at the St. Bonaventure helm.

Rondout High graduate Tom Tegeler played for Sudbrook in the early 1990s and was elected to the school's hall of fame in 2007. Now the head football coach at New Paltz, Tegeler helped 2011 graduate Jonathan Diaz land a baseball scholarship with the Bonnies.

Diaz was redshirted as a freshman and will play his first collegiate season this spring.

"I know Jon," Delanoy said. "We played together in summer ball.

"We first played together in Moose and then for the Mid-Hudson Tigers."

Along with St. Bonaventure, Delanoy was pursued by Marist, George Mason, Siena and SUNY New Paltz.

"Randy is a great story," Kingston coach Mike Groppuso said. "I had him as a student in sixth grade.

"I worked with him over the years. He was someone who had no great skills in a particular area but improved because of his work ethic."

An arm injury plagued Delanoy as a high school underclassman.

"Randy did therapy and built back his strength," Groppuso said. "It was so gratifying to see him succeed and be part of our first team to reach the state final four in 2011."

As a Tiger senior, Delanoy batted .357 (30 hits in 84 at-bats) with six doubles, nine RBI and a team-leading 28 runs scored.

He switched from second base at Kingston to third base at Ulster and elevated his performance to batting .402 (33 hits in 82 at bats) with two doubles, one triple, 21 runs scored, eight RBI, seven walks and a .448 on-base average.

New Senators' coach Steve Freer told Delanoy he will play second this season.

"Coach Sudbrook told me I could play either second or third," Delanoy said. "I've played second most of my career and feel more comfortable there.

"St. Bonaventure has seniors starting at second and third this season. I hope I can fill one of those roles."

The Bonnies finished 23-25 overall last year and were 10-14 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

"I think coach Sudbrook has big plans for Randy at the top of the order," Groppuso said. "He's a great bunter."

Delanoy plans to major in sports management studies.

"I wanted a small school, and St. Bonaventure is the right size," he said. "There are about 25 students in a class.

"The total enrollment is 2.000."

Groppuso agreed Delanoy found the right fit by attending Ulster his first two years.

"That's what community colleges are there for," Groppuso said. "He succeeded at Ulster and received an offer to go to St. Bonaventure.

"Randy had tremendous support from his family. What a great way for him to finish college with two years at St. Bonaventure."